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CASTLE CHURCHILL,v OF NEW HARTFORD,.IOWA.

Lettere Peeeeee'lve. 72,799, ezeeeez Deeemtee a1, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED CULTIVATOB. AND SEEDING-MACHINE.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be it known that I, CASTLE CHURCHILL, of NewHartford, in the county of Butler, and State of Iowa,have' invented anew and improved Combined Cultivator and Seeding-Machine; and I dohereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable'others skilled in the art to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to anew and improved cultivator andseedingmachine combined; and consists in a novel construction andarrangement oi' parta-'hereinafter fully shown and described, wherebyseveral advantages are obtained overthe ordinary implements' of the kindineuse. In the accompanying sheet of drawings- Figure 1 is a sidesectional view of my invention, taken in the line z x, tig. 2.

Figure 2, a plan or top view of the same.

Figure 8, a rear elevation of the same.

Y Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A represents the main frame of the machine, which is mounted on twowheels, B B', the latter being iitted on axles, C C, which are attachedto a crossbar, a', ofthe frameA.l On the inner part ofthe hub of thewheel B there is atoothed wheel, D, into which a pinion, E, on a shaft,F, gears, the latter having the seed-distributing device placed upon it.This seed-distributing device is composcdof two heads, a al, one ot`which, a, is firmly keyed on the shaft F, 'and the other, ai, is allowedto slide freely thereon, and is moved or adjusted by a lever, G, whichextends upwcrd'by the side of the hopper H. Between the two heads a a*there are placed radial metal plates, b, which are secured, at one end,in the head a, the opposite ends being fitted loosely in radial slots inthe head ai, These plates b form chambers to receive the seed, and saidchambers maybe expanded or con- 'tracted, as desired, by moving thelever G, and consequently the head This seed-distributing device isrotated with shaft F, which receives its motion by the gearingdescribed, from the hub of the wheel B, as the machine is drawn along.The seed is discharged from the hopper H into an inclined trough, H,which conveys it into a cylindrical hopper, I, the latter being placedon the lower part of au upright shaft, J, which has a. wheel, K, on itslower end, underneath hopper I, said wheel having a corrugated ornotched ,upper surface. The shaft J is rotated by means of gears c, fromthe shaft F, and the wheel K serves as ascatterer, and insures the seedbeing sown broadcast upon the ground. L represents cnltivator-teeth,which are attached -to standards M, the latter being sccuredto beams N,the front ends of which are 4connected by pivot-bolts, ci', to pendentbars, O O, at the front part of frame A. There are tive beams, N,represented in the drawings, and two are attached to cach pendentbar O,a central beam being forked at its front part, and pivoted to thependent bars O C. To this central beam there is attached a cross-bar, P,the ends of which rest upon the innermost beams N. The two beams at cachside ofthe machine, which are connected by the same pivot-bolt t0 thependent bars O, have upright bars, Q, attached to them, one to each, andthe upperends of these'ba'rs are attached to cranks B. R, on a shaft, S,the bearings of which are at the rear side ot' the cross-bar a. Theshaft S has an upright lever, T, attached to it, whicl1 lever isprovided with acatch, c, to engage with holes in a plate, W, on thecrossbar a to hold the lever, and consequently the ealtivator teeth L,so that the latter may pcnetratointo the earth a greater or lessdistance, or held upward, out ot the ground entirely, when desired'. Thecentral beam N is raised with the others, in consequence of thecross-bar P of the former resting upon the latter. Any desired number ofcultivator-tceth may be used, as well as a plurality ot'scattering-wheels. The centre-beam, with its cultivator-tooth, will beonly used when the seeding-attachment is applied, it being removed whenthe device is used as a cultivator. The drivers seat, X, is placed onthe rear part of the frame A, and it is designed that one end of theseat be temporarily secured by a suitable catch or fastening, which willadmit of said end being released, to allow thc driver to descendwithfacility, whenever necessary.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent- The seed-distributing device, composed ot' the platesb, fitted between the fixed andthe movable heads a a* on shaft F, incombination with the hopper I and the scattering-wheelv K, on shaft J,and the spout or trough H', all arranged for joint operation,substantially in the manner as and for the purpose set forth.

CASTLE CHURCHILL.

Witnesses:

J. A. SMITH, DAVID G. BAKER,

E. Bonnema.

